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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-21
SHERIDAN'S BIG SCHEME.
BOTH SIDES USED AS STRINGS TO
HIS FIDDLE.

The Boodlers Induced to Shell Out
Several Hundred Dollars to Get Him
Beyond the Reach of the Prosecu-
tion-Detectives Take Trip to
France.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20--Lawyer N. H. Ham
chett, who was employed by the Citizens
Association TO wiring from Private Secre-
tary Sheridan the inside of the Aldermanic
Doodle, isquoted this morning as practically
admitting it. Sheridan has not been taken
in charge by the officers of the State, but
has sold out to the crooked Aldermen
against whom he had agreed to become
witness. Hanchett said that he had
been made aware that certain Aldermen
and others implicated had within the past
few days made up considerable sum of
money for Sheridan, in order to buy him
off, and possibly to send him away to pre-
vent him from testifying against them.
Sheridan had put himself in their way to
the extent of letting them know that he
would otherwise be compelled to furnish
evidence against them. One man, he said,
had come down to the tune of over $500.
Others had paid him small sums and in
this way he had accumulated considerable
purse.
FAR FROM A FOOL
He was shrewder fellow than he was
taken for by those who have counted upon
securing him as a witness at slight cost.
Apparently he was open to the highest bid
der, and knocked himself down to the gang
at about $1,000. Reports regarding the
street car franchise investigation are
more definite to-day. In and out
of the City Council Alderman
John Colvin was the champion of Charles
I. Yerkes, the cable road magnate, who
has had such a meteoric career in Chicago.
Colvin has been in Austria for some reason
since about the time the first Doodle in
quiries were begun. 1t is now asserted that
Detective Mooney, of Chicago, accompa-
MED by Detective Fern, of New York, left
for Europe Tuesday night. Their destination
was either Havre or Hamburg, two ports
from which Colvin's present resting place
is easily accessible by railroad. 1t is under
stood that Detective Mooney has a commits
sion from the Citizens Association, which is
furnishing the money to carry on the war
against the dishonest Aldermen, to look af-
ter Colvin, and perhaps General Manager
Trip, of the Underground Electric Com
pany, who is credited with engineering the
noted conduit jobs, resulting in a mammoth
monopoly for the gas trust.
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A NEW PAPER FOR ATLANTA
1t Will Be on the Style of the New
York Sun.

ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 20.--Atlanta is to
have a new Democratic morning daily. The
NEWS correspondent is able to give this not
as a rumor, but as fact. The enterprise Is
in the hands Of @. X. Woodward, WELL
known newspaper man Of this city, who has
been in New York some time perfecting
arrangements He returned tonight and
stated 10 the NEWS correspondent that be
including Bullock improved perfecting
press, stereotyping apparatus, folding ma
chine, etc. which were ready for shipment.
He expects that the first issue will appear
about the middle of next month. 1t will be
a four-poge, seven-column paper, ON the
style OF tue New York sun Its price will
be &c. a copy or SO per year.
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Kenan,s Committee.

MILLEDGEvnLE, Aug. 20.--Messrs. Ke-
nan, Arnheim and Humphries, of DIR.
Kenan's Investigating Committee, arrived
at Milledgevlle Friday, and, together with
several of the trustees, one or two news
paper men and a number of prominent citi-
zens of Milledgeville went out tos the asy
lum, where they were conducted through
the building and grounds AS the other
two members had not arrived, the commit
tee did not enter upon the investiga-
ton. 1t is generally believed by those who
seem to know that the investigation will dis
close no cause for complaint. Outsiders,
however, do not know, but can only judge
from what is upon the surface
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In the House.


In the House to-day the following bills
we're disposed Of.
The bill of Mr.. Smith of Gwin-
nett, TO incorporate the North and South
Short Line railroad from Augusta via
Jesup 10 the Florida linel passed.
The bin of Mr. Gray, Of Fulton, to incor-
porate the Atlantic, Atlanta and Great
Western Railroad and Navigation company
from Beaufort, Port Royal or Charleston
by way of Atlanta to tue Alabama Incl
with power to construct a. branch TO Savan-
nah; capital S25,000,0O0. The committee
reported many amendments, one of which
substitutes Augusta for Savannah. The
amendments were all adopted, and the bill
passed, and was ordered to be sent imme-
diately TO the Senate
The Senate bill 10 alter and amend tho
charter OF the town of GAINESVILLE passed.
The bill of Mr. Bell, TO authorize the Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues Of Burke
county 10 issue bonds TO build u Jail passed.
Tho bill of Mr.. Atkinson, to amend the
public school laws of Newman passed.
The bill of Mr.. Lanier, Of Early, TO amend
the charter of the town of Blakely passed.
The bill 10 create a county court for Early
county, also Mr.. Lanier's passed.
The bill of Mr. Gordon, to incorporate the
Citizens Bank of Savannah passed.
The bill Of Mr.. FELTON,. of Bib, to ratify
and confirm the charter of the Eatonton
and Madison Railway Company passed.
Tho bill of Mr.. Harrell, of Decatur, TO re-
peal section 2 of an act organizing crimi-
nal court for Decatur county passed.
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and repentant sinners, as the Gladstonians
call them, to believe that they would
stand by their colors instead of
blindly following Mr.. Gladstone, even if he
led them by the path which they declare
they have forever abandoned" In conclu-
sion Mr.. Chamberlin emphasized the neces-
slty of maintaining the Unionist principles
to which they had given adhesion [Cheers ]
Timothy Healy, speaking at Hawaic to-
day, said that if the National League was
dangerous before it was proclaimed the
government would find it ten times worse
now.
PRAISE FROM IRISH TORIES.
DUBLIN, Aug. 20.-The Irish Times Con
servative says: "The law abiding people
of Ireland will regard the step taken by the
government as one that wos inevitable. The
proclamation of the league will be felt as a
relief, although many classes of the Irish
people may be compelled to ostensibly hold
another attitude respecting the matter"
The Dublin Express Conservative says:
The government acted upon high grounds
in response to the demand of the country.
The government would justly have incurred
censure, and have forfeited all claim to the
confidence of the nation, if they had shrunk
from this duty, which they now show they
are determined to fulfill. The country will
indorse the declaration that the Irish Ma
tional League is dangerous association"
NATIONALIST VIEW.
The Freeman's Journal Nationalist says:
THE government felt in danger of collapse
through pure impotence, and, like all weak
people, concluded that they ought to do
something TO make show of strength in
proportion as they felt the support of pub
bic opinion in England deserting them, and
SO endeavor to promote disorder in Ireland.
The government dare not face dissolution,
which would wipe the dissidents from ex-
istence and sweep the government from
office"
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FERDINAND IN ROUMELIA.
The People of Philippopolis Give Him
q Warm Welcome.

warm W6lCOln0.
SOFIA, Aug. 20-Prince Ferdinand ar
rived at Philippopolis, the capital of East
ern Roumeha, yesterday evening He form
ally received the Offering of bread and salt
from the municipality, and numerous adj
dresses from the clergy. The city was
gaily decorated, and was brilliantly illumi-
mated after dark. The people received
Prince Ferdinand with much enthusiasm
None of the foreign consuls here
have yet visited Prince Ferdinand. Ger
many has instructed her consul here not to
consider himself attached to the Bulgarian
government. The German flag has been
lowered from over the consulate.
RUSSIA PROPOSES JOINT OCCUPATION.
CONsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 20.-Russia has,
through Marshall Chakir-Pasha, proposed
to the Sultan that Russia and Turkey
jointly occupy Eastern Roumela and Bull
garia. The onus of Russias latest dispatch
to the Porte was to emphasize this proposal,
aud Russia advised Kiamel-Pasha, the
mediate and energetic action in
view of recent events in Bull
garia. To this Kiamel-Pasha replied
that Turlpy could not assent until she bad
learned tf} views of the other powers that
are parties to the treaty of Berlin, and that
concerning the situation of affairs in Bull
garia the Porte entertained no anxiety
Respecting the conduct of Prince Ferdi-
nand in entering Bulgaria and &C
cepting the popular demonstrations
in his behalf before the approval by the
powers of his election to the throne, M.
Vulcovitch had explained to the Porte that
the Princes phrase-''the independence and
liberty of Bulgaria"-was only intended to
please the Buigarians, and was not meant
to imply a definite policy on the part of
Prince Ferdinand, whose telegram to the
Sultan humbly declared that the Prince was
the Sultan's obedient vassal
ALL THE POWERS DISAPPROvE IT.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. Cot is reported
that all the powers have replied to the
Porte's note in regard to Bulgaria, express
ing disapproval of Prince Ferdinand's irreg-
ular action in taking possession of the Bull
garian throne.
BULGARIA ORDERS RIFLES.
PARIS, Aug. 20-A dispatch from Vienna
says: THE Bulgarian government has or
dered 10000 repeating rifles from an Aus
trian firm
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JOHNSON JOTTINGS.
A Raft Hand Thrown Into the Water
and Drowned.

JOHNSON STATION, GA, Aug. 20.-Daniel
Demory, young colored man, while drift
ing timber on Middleton Lake, about ten
miles from this place, was thrown from his
raft by some obstruction, and drowned
Although there were two or three other
RATS very near his there seems to have been
no effort to rescue him.
Last night, at 80 o'clock, the town was
aroused by the ringing of an engine bell
and the cries of "Firel" IL was found that
two Of the railroad shanties Of bridge gang
No. 10 were on fire. They were too far
gone, when discovered, TO save them Mr.
Hawkins, foreman of the gang, who was in
an adjoining shanty, states that the houses
were first robbed and then set on fire. His
statement was corroborated by two or three
Of the hands, who saw the departing fends
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BAIRD'S SUCCESSOR.
S. p. Langley the Man-Goode to Sue
ceed the Latter.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.-Prof S. p
Langley, formerly of the Allegheny Obser-
vatory, who was elected Assistant Secretary
tary Of the Smithsonian Institute last spring,
will be Prof. Baird's successor as Secretary
and Director of the Smithsonian Institution
The salary is $4,000. Prof. G. Bovine Goode,
Second Assistant Secretary Of the Smith
sonian will probably be appointed United
States Fish Commissioner. No salary is
provided for this Office. Prof. Baird desired
none 1t is to be filed under the law which
he had passed by man holding some other
office under the government.
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svlvania siftings.

SYLvANIA, GA, Aug 20-Rev. r. v.
Omer, State evangelist for the Christian
Church, has been holding protracted
meeting in Sylvania. There were eight ac.
cessions, five of whom were immersed In
the baptistery at tho church.
4. G. Moore, engineer on the Sylvania
railroad, has resigned his position. Hii
place is now filled by Robert Meldrirn,
of Savannah.
John Livingston has resigned his position
as Marshal of Sylyania.
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BoMBARDED WITH HAIL.
Hundreds of Windows Broken During
a Storm at Atchison.

ATcHIsoN, KAN, Aug, 20.-The most
terrific hail storm that ever occurred in this
region swept over this city at o'clock this
afternoon. Hail measuring nine and ten
inches in circumference fell. The wind was
from the north, and half the
windows in the city on the
north side of the houses were
broken. The heavy French plate glass in
the lower story of the daily Champion
building was struck by three large hail
stones, and broken into a hundred pieces.
Twenty or more heavy French plate win
dows along Commercial street were broken
in a similar manner.
HUNDREDS OF WINDOWS BROKEN.
Nearly every window on the north side of
the Byram House was broken, and several
handsome Illuminated windows in the Bap-
tist and Episcopalian churches were de-
stroyed The loss in broken glass will
aggregate $4,000 or $1,000, The storm ap-
pears to have been general throughout
Northern Kansas The cars on the Central
branch of the Union Pacific and the Omaha
extension of the Missouri Pacific railroads
had their windows on the north side broken
by the hail. Passengers report the rain as
very heavy. H. G. Patchen, printer, was
struck by one of the hail sstones, and the
bridge of his nose was fattened. His in
juries are very severe.
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sTANLEY's LAST LETTERS.
The President of the Company Not
Greatly Alarmed

LONDON, Aug. 20. lin the letters Of Henry
M. Stanley written at Gambuyar, near the
Rapids Of Aruwimi, June 10, the explorer
says the natives evacuated the place upon
the arrival of the expedition, owing to
fright produced by the vigorous blowing Of
the steamboats, whistle. They returned
afterward, eviDcing very amicablc dlspo-
sition. and promised to supply the e2pedi-
ton with provisions. They Informed Stanley
that there were other rapids higher up,
more difficult of navigation, and that
further progress by river was impossible.
Sir Francis DeWinton, President of the
Emin Boy Relief Committee, commenting
on the letters, says he calculates by this
time Stanley and Emn Bcv have met.
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Blocking a Railroad.

MINNEAPoLIs, MIMI, Aug. 20.--The
Journals special from Winnipeg says:
THE Canadian Pacific railroad authorities
obtained temporary injunction this morn
ing restraining the Red River Valley road
from crossing land Mt Morris, Manitoba,
bought for the Canadian Pacific by man
named Browning. IL is not believed that
the Sheriff will serve the papers, but fur
ther proceedings are awaited with anxiety. ,,
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slowly scalded to Death

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug 20.-The trip Of
new engine on the Santa Fe road to-day
resulted In a serious accident. The engine
was overturned near Argentine and fell on
Robert Sanford, pinning him down, while be
was slowly sc0lded 20 death. John Fahy
and Charles Crutchfeld, switchmen, who
were on the engine. were also badly bruised
and scaded. and are not expected TO live.
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JOLLITY AT JESUP.
Speeches and Barbecued Meats Draw
q Big Crowd.

JEsUP, GA, Aug. 20.-There was an inn
mense gathering of the people of Wayne
here to-day to barbecue, which was en-
joyed by every man, woman and child
present Great credit is due DR.. Drawdy,
and the committee, for the success of the
barbecue. Captain Fort presided over the
meeting. Captain Bradvell, of Liberty,
made an eloquent and impressive address ON
agriculture, and organized a large society
which will be of great advantage TO the
farmers of Wayne. Mr.. Clifton, of Savan-
nah, delivered an excellent and well-pre-
pared address ON military affairs. 1t was "a
was fully aroused by the speakers, and
Wayne is alive to the spirit of progress,
especially in reference to her agricultural
interests
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PIEDMONT EXHIBITS.
The Programme Given to the Public
Many Men at Work.

ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 20-The programme
Of the Piedmont Exposition, which will
open here on Oct. 10, is issued to-day.
1t shows that Birmingham, Anniston,
Rome, Gadsden, Decatur, Sheffield, Talia-
dega, Tallapoosa and other mineral and
manufacturing centres and seves
railroad companies in the Pied
mont region will make elaborate
collective exhibits of agriculture and indns-
trial products numerals and woods These
collective exhibits will make one OF the lar
gest and richest exposltions Of Southern re-
sources, ever seen. Several hundred mon
are at work providing extra space to ac-
commodate the exhibits.
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KENDALL HAS A FIGHT.
Four of His Party Wounded, But Al
Reach Meeker

DENVER, Aug 20.-Sheriff Kendall
started from MeelIer, Wednesday, with nine
men to locate the Indians, whom be found
still in camp near the old Thornburg battle
field They were too smart for him, how
ever, and got in his rear After a stubborn
fight, in which four of Kendall's men were
wounded and three horses killed.
the party succeeded in escaping
and bringing their wounded TO
Meeker This was the first white blood
drawn in the conflict. COuriers were
hastily sent TO Glenwood, who met a COM
pany of fifty well-armed volunteers from
Aspen on the road, and the latter party
hastened forward. Information was con
veyed TO Gen. West. at Gienwood Springs,
where troops from Denver and other points
are encamped. This morning mounted men
left Glenwood for the front, with posi-
bility that they may encounter the Indians
on the road
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w. G. MORRILL, DEAD.
He was Prominent as q Railroad and
Mining Magnate in Georgia.

Mining Magnate in Georgia.
BOSTON, Aug. 20.-William c. Morrill,, a
resident of Atlanta, Ga, for the past six
teen years, is dead here. Mr.. Morrill, was
vice President and Treasurer of the Wes-
tern and Atlantic railroad, and actively en-
gagged in the development Of some of the
most successful coal and iron mines of North
Georgia He was associated with Senator
Brown in bringing the Dade coal mines and
the iron furnaces of Rising Fawn TO their
present successful condition. Mr. Morrill, had
also been a trustee of Atlanta University,
and was the earliest and largest contributor
to the Unitarian Church recently establish
ed in Atlanta
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CHAUTAUQUA'S CLASH.
The Breach Apparently Growing
Wider and Wider.

w lOST anu w lO6I.
CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y, Aug. 20.-The fight
between the Chautauqua Assembly manage
ment and the cottage owners came to head
to-day, in the arrest of President Lewis
Miller and Policemen Taylor and Bemus,
charged by A. c. Wade, attorney for the
cottagers, with false imprisonment. Mr..
Wade claims $4,000 damages. Bail was
fixed at $4,000 each. There has been
growing dissatisfaction with the manage
ment among the cottages for some time.
Many who had invested in cottages found
that their property did not increase in value
as similar associations did. 1t is also said
that the finding of faro layout during the
fire last spring, added to the dissatisfaction
DR.. Vincent announced from the Chautau-
qua platform last night that unless the cot
tage owners stopped the row at once, no
programme would be issued for next year.
and that the assembly gates would not be
open during 1883.
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Knoxville,s population.

KNOXVILLE, TENN, Aug. 20--A careful
enumeration, completed to-day, shows that
Knoxvilles population is ~, 707. This is an
increase of nearly 400 per cent over the
population shown by the Federal census Of
1880 Knoxville contains 26,965 white in
habitants and 9,742 colored. This is the
largest proportion of white population of
any city in the South
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Malta's Plague.

LONDON, Aug. 20.-Six cases of cholera
and three deaths were reported in Malta
during the past twenty-four hours.
At Messina during the past twenty-four
hours there were three new cases OF cholera
and three deaths; at Catania nineteen
deaths, and at Palermo eighteen new cases
and seventeen deaths. A suspicious case Of
disease is reported ut Rome.
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Vincent Given Ten Years.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Aug. 10. Vincent,
ex-State Treasurer, was sentenced 10 day 10
five years in tue penitentiary IN each Of the
two cases in which be was convicted of en-
bezzlement Having appealed to the
Supreme Court he remains In the county
jaii until the hearing. IL will meet In De-
cember There are thirty-seven other in
dictrnects a0ai-af hi \
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INDIANA PENNILESS.
All the Money in the State Treasury
Expended.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-A special to the
Ne,0s from Indianapolis says: ''The finan-
cial embarassments of Indiana are growing
more and more serious. The lat dollar in
the general fund of the State easury was
paid out to-day and there are - resources
that can be drawn upon before !, ext Deem
ber. In the meantime 100000 will be
penses of the State govern
ment and public institutions. Treasurer
Lemike announces that he will call upon
the counties to advance funds, but if they
do SO 1t will be voluntary, as the law does
not require them to respond to such calls
when they owe the State nothing. One eff
feet of the exhaustion of the treasury will
be the suspension of work upon all State
Institutions
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sieohed BY His Brothor-in-Law.

BAxLEY, Ga, Aug. 20-7A man, named
Horace Cleland, who lives about one mile
from here, came into town Friday with two
severe wounds inflicted with knife By his
brother-in-law, Allen Beach, in fight in
which they were engaged The wounds
were not considered dangerous, being only
flesh woun1ll
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OBSERVING THE ECLIPSE.
The Russian Stations Yield the Best
Results.

LONDON, Aug. 2O.-Tho eclipse of the sun
yesterday was observed for few minutes
at sunrise at Dartmoor and Torquay. The
sky was obscured by clouds at Paris and
Vienna. AT the latter place thousands were
waiting to make an observation. Prof.
Voeel, OF the Belgian expedition,
stationed at Jurjewitz, on the Volga,
telegraphs that the sky was overcast, but
that the solar protuberonces and chromos-
phere were Observed, although the corona
was invisible. The Russian observers were
moro successful. their vorious stations OBJ
tanning numerous drawings and photo
graphs of the corona and lis spectrum.
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Texas Fever in pennsylvania.

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 20.--Texas fever
has broken out in several herds of cattle in
this county. and number Of animals have
died The disease was brought from the
West by stock cattle.
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Killed On a Crossing.

NASHVILLE, Aug 2O,--J. G. Usury and
son and Peter Heson tried 10 drive across
the track of tho Nashville and Florence
railroad, near Lawrenceburg to-day. They
were struck by train and both men were
instantly killed, and the boy seriously in
iurod
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Hnlifnx,s Jubilee Yaoht Race.

HALIFAX, Aug 20.--ln the Halifax
Jubilee cup contest to-day the Galatea was
successful, beating the Stranger and Daunt-
less by a mile and half. The Halifax
yachts were left away inth distance The
MO or,iioied SIX and half hours.
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RIDDLEBERGER's REsCUERs.

The Grand Jury Brings Indictments
Against Several of Them.
WINCHESTER, Va, Aug 20-Y Yesterday
the grand jury found indictments against
several participants in the delivery from
jail of Senator Riddleberger, among them
one against Deputy Sheriff Hattell, for a
misdemeanor The court to-day overrulod
motion to quash this Indictment and each
of the parties indicted was released on his
own recognizance. All the cases were then
postponed until the next term, and court
adjourned
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Interest prepayment Applications.

WASHINGTON, Aug 20--Applcations
were received at the Treasury to-dny for
prepayment Of interest on registered bonds,
amounting 10 $500 making the total to
date sltS 31S 33O